This movie is based on terry mcmillan's novel about
four african american women waiting for ?true love? to find them;
waiting to enter a relationship of commitment and nurture where they
could let their guard down, where they would be valued for who they are.
a place just ?to be.? a place to be sheltered and cherished.
mcmillan describes this state of painful anticipation as ?waiting to
exhale". it's a fitting description, it seems to me, of the way we
live our lives these days: no down time, 24/7, always "on",
always striving, secretly yearning for that place of nurture, safety and
refreshment already offered to us by God -- one we'd do well to reclaim
by rediscovering the gift of the sabbath. (Meg Queior, Richmond, Maine)

"The setting of this movie is 19th
century British-occupied India. Shirley Temple and her widowed mother
(June Lang as Joyce Williams), travel to India to live with
grandfather/father-in-law, Colonel Williams. At first, the British
outpost is an oppressive place, ruled with an iron military fist.
Priscilla is a most curious, precocious child. After a series of
adventures, she wins the hearts of everyone by challenging prejudicial
assumptions of both friends and enemies. Her innocent, yet challenging
questions are instrumental in helping Colonel Williams and Islamic
freedom fighter, Khoda Khan to see the senselessness of violence,
leading to a negotiated peace between the two enemies. Themes: the
peaceful kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-9, especially verse 6), reconciliation
transforming enemies into friends, children and God?s realm (Matthew
18:1-4), courageous love ( I John 4:18). Recommended for family
viewing." (Reviewed by the
Rev. Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson)